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Glendale's Westgate snags 2 more restaurants, a dance floor and a cigar bar

An aerial view of State Farm Stadium, Gila River Arena and the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale. David Wallace/The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

An aerial view of State Farm Stadium, Gila River Arena and the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.
David Wallace/The Republic

Taxpayers have been more than generous in the long-running Coyotes stadium saga. David Kadlubowski/The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Taxpayers have been more than generous in the long-running Coyotes stadium saga.
David Kadlubowski/The Republic

Tanger Outlets opened in 2012. Patrick Breen/The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Tanger Outlets opened in 2012.
Patrick Breen/The Republic

Dave and Buster's opened in the Westgate Entertainment District in 2015. The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Dave and Buster's opened in the Westgate Entertainment District in 2015.
The Republic

Tavern+Bowl, which includes a microbrewery, restaurant and bowling, opened in Westgate in May 2017. Perry Vandell/The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Tavern+Bowl, which includes a microbrewery, restaurant and bowling, opened in Westgate in May 2017.
Perry Vandell/The Republic

A rendering of the 100-room Aloft Hotel that's scheduled to open in summer 2018. J Lauren PR & Marketing

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

A rendering of the 100-room Aloft Hotel that's scheduled to open in summer 2018.
J Lauren PR & Marketing

A rendering of the 100-room Aloft Hotel that's scheduled to open in summer 2018. J Lauren PR & Marketing

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

A rendering of the 100-room Aloft Hotel that's scheduled to open in summer 2018.
J Lauren PR & Marketing

The nearby Desert Diamond Casino West Valley began building a larger casino and resort in late 2017. It's expected to open in 2019. David Kadlubowski/The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

The nearby Desert Diamond Casino West Valley began building a larger casino and resort in late 2017. It's expected to open in 2019.
David Kadlubowski/The Republic

Seventy-six loft-style apartments on the third and fourth floors of the Westgate Entertainment District opened for lease in January 2018. City of Glendale

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Seventy-six loft-style apartments on the third and fourth floors of the Westgate Entertainment District opened for lease in January 2018.
City of Glendale

Golf-entertainment venue Topgolf plans to open at the northwest corner of Loop 101 and Bethany Home Road, just across the freeway from University of Phoenix Stadium, in 2018. Michael Baxter/Baxter Imaging LLC

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Golf-entertainment venue Topgolf plans to open at the northwest corner of Loop 101 and Bethany Home Road, just across the freeway from University of Phoenix Stadium, in 2018.
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Drive Shack, another golf-entertainment venue, also plans to open west of Loop 101, near Bethany Home Road, in 2018. Drive Shack

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Drive Shack, another golf-entertainment venue, also plans to open west of Loop 101, near Bethany Home Road, in 2018.
Drive Shack

Tom Simes spent the past decade studying and working the comedy scene before opening Stir Crazy Comedy Club at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale in 2017. Perry Vandelly/The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Tom Simes spent the past decade studying and working the comedy scene before opening Stir Crazy Comedy Club at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale in 2017.
Perry Vandelly/The Republic

The 120-seat Stir Crazy Comedy Club is on the second floor, above Whiskey Rose, in the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale. Perry Vandelly/The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

The 120-seat Stir Crazy Comedy Club is on the second floor, above Whiskey Rose, in the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.
Perry Vandelly/The Republic

Fat Tuesday, a venue with food, frozen drinks and a dance floor, plans to expand from its Tempe location to Westgate in April 2018. Jeremiah Toller/Special for azcentral.com, Jeremiah Toller/Special for azcentral.com

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Fat Tuesday, a venue with food, frozen drinks and a dance floor, plans to expand from its Tempe location to Westgate in April 2018.
Jeremiah Toller/Special for azcentral.com, Jeremiah Toller/Special for azcentral.com

Manna Korean BBQ is expected to open at Westgate in summer 2018. Dominic Armato/The Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Manna Korean BBQ is expected to open at Westgate in summer 2018.
Dominic Armato/The Republic

Glendale will get its first Dutch Bros. Coffee at Westgate in early 2018. The popular coffee spot will front Glendale Avenue. Dutch Bros. Coffee

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

Glendale will get its first Dutch Bros. Coffee at Westgate in early 2018. The popular coffee spot will front Glendale Avenue.
Dutch Bros. Coffee

A company owned by Scottsdale billionaire Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy.com, purchased the Westgate Entertainment District for $133 million in June 2018. Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic

The growing area near Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District

A company owned by Scottsdale billionaire Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy.com, purchased the Westgate Entertainment District for $133 million in June 2018.
Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic

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Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District continues its hot streak with two more restaurants — one with a dance floor — and a cigar bar on the way.

"It's really the Mill Avenue of the West Valley," restaurant owner Chad Wilford said of the development next to professional football and hockey venues near Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue.

An entertainment vibe that mimics downtown Tempe is what Wilford said enticed him to open his second Fat Tuesday location there.

Fat Tuesday to open in April

DJ Def and DJ Hazardous rock out inside of Tempe's Fat Tuesday during a Cinco de Mayo celebration in 2013. The longtime Tempe venue is expanding to Westgate in spring 2018.(Photo: Jeremiah Toller/Special for The Republic)

Fat Tuesday, a Mardi Gras-themed venue that specializes in blended daiquiris, plans to open at Westgate in April — next to Whiskey Rose. Fat Tuesday offers food, drinks and a DJ and dance floor.

The first Arizona location has served patrons on Tempe's Mill Avenue for more than 26 years.

Fine Ash Cigar Lounge in March

Fine Ash Cigar Lounge, which includes premium cigars and a full-service bar, is moving from Goodyear to Westgate in March.

Manna Korean BBQ coming this summer

A Manna Korean BBQ opened in Mesa in 2017 and will expand to Glendale in summer 2018.(Photo: Dominic Armato/The Republic)

Manna Korean BBQ, a popular chain from San Diego, is expected to open in late summer.

The all-you can-eat-style restaurant with a tabletop grill will go in next to Hot N Juicy Crawfish.

The Arizona Republic's food critic Dominic Armato visited the Mesa location that opened last September and lauded the restaurant for its quality cuts of meat, although he noted ventilation on the tabletop grill can be an issue.

Nearly filled — and expanding

Glendale will get its first Dutch Bros. Coffee with the opening planned at Westgate this year.(Photo: Dutch Bros. Coffee)

The new spots are expected to add about 100 jobs, a Westgate spokesperson said.

The new venues also mean Westgate's restaurant and retail space is nearing capacity. About 95 percent of Westgate's retail space is filled, with 12,600 square-feet of vacant space on the ground floor, according to Jeff Teetsel, Westgate's development manager.

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The Glendale area was first settled in 1892, attracting farming families with its fertile land, canal-fed water supply and no-alcohol policy. See for yourself some of the buildings and homes representing Glendale's history. Glendale Historical Society

9802 N. 59th Ave | William Henry Bartlett bought a square mile of land in 1886 north of the future town of Glendale and named the property Sahuaro Ranch. By 1891, he was one of the largest ranchers in the region. He built many buildings on the property. Residences for ranch hands, family and friends were built in a park-like setting, landscaped with hundreds of rose bushes, palms and other plants. Tony Santiago

9802 N. 59th Ave. | In 1972, the City of Glendale purchased the last 80 acres of the ranch, and set aside 17 acres for historical purposes. The remaining land was put to use as ballfields, a children's play area, library and fire station. Tony Santiago

7534 N. 61st Ave. | This house is the second-oldest building in Glendale. The first is the adobe building at Sahuaro Ranch. It's constructed of red brick which has been painted. and continues to be a private residence. Lisa DeForest/The Republic

5819 W. Glendale Ave. | S. Humphrey and A. Davidson were agricultural shipping agents who built this structure in 1895 to house their growing dry goods business. The building shifted commercial focus from the west side to the east side of 59th Avenue. Its the oldest remaining commercial structure in downtown Glendale. Tony Santiago

Grand and Palmaire avenues | In the mid 1890s, Glendale became the pathway for a line of the Santa Fe Railroad, linking the Valley to Prescott and northern Arizona. The railroad allowed Glendale settlers to transport goods to the north and easily receive building materials. It is no longer is use today Tony Santiago

5919 W. Myrtle Ave. | The Jonas McNair House is a wood-framed Folk Victorian cottage that exhibits the "gable front and wing" form, according to the Glendale Historical Society. The house was originally three rooms, but in 1929, a rear addition was made of a kitchen, bathroom and dining area. Tony Santiago

5127 W. Northern Ave. | Although modified some in 1925 and 1947, Manistee Ranch House remains much the same as it was when built in 1897. It was built by Herbert W. Hamilton as a home for his family. Louis M. Sands purchased it in 1907 and gave it the name Manistee Ranch after his hometown in Michigan. The property became Sands' headquarters for his developing ranching and business activities. Tony Santiago

The office at Manistee Ranch was used by the Sands family until 1947. The family sold Manistee Ranch to the Glendale Historical Society in 1996, and on April 9, 1998, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tony Santiago

5602 W. Lamar Road | E.C. Bunch was an early settler to Glendale and the original owner of this home. He was an educator and teacher and served as a Glendale Justice of the Peace.
Historians describe the home as a single-level cottage built in the Victorian folk-style of architecture, located just south of the city's historic central business district. Tony Santiago

5243 W. Glendale Ave. | The red brick building in downtown Glendale has stood for over 100 years, and has been vacant for the past quarter-century, according to the city of Glendale. It was originally built as a factory to turn sugar beets into sugar.
The building’s time as a sugar factory was short-lived. After 10 years, poor growing conditions caused the factory to shutter its doors on the beet-sugar industry. It reopened many times for various industries over the next century. Angela Piazza/The Republic

7032 N. 56th Ave. | When the Glendale Woman's Club was started in the early 20th century, it raised money for city libraries and parks. The group got its clubhouse in 1912, one of the first of its kind in Arizona.
Arizona architect Thornton Fitzhugh designed the Craftsman-style Bungalow which originally cost just under $3,000. It had many uses including woman's club activities, dances, concerts, town services, meetings and volunteer activities. --7032 N. 56th Ave. Tony Santiago

6838 N. 59th Drive | Cullen H. Tinker was a prominent banker in early Glendale, and later served the town as its third mayor from 1916 to 1922.
The C H. Tinker house is a two-bedroom Neoclassical-style residence located on the west edge of Glendale's central business district The house was designed by J.R. Kibbey of the noted local architectural firm of Lescher and Kibbey. The building today serves as a wedding venue. --6836 N. 59th Drive Tony Santiago

5757 W. Glendale Ave. | Alice S. Hine, an agent for the Phoenix Title and Trust Company, hired a contractor by the name of Home Builders Company to build the two-story masonry structure in 1913. In 1919, Mrs. Hine added a substantial addition to the building along 58th Avenue.
A plaque denotes its landmark status with the city. It's currently home to various businesses. -- 5757 W. Glendale Ave. Tony Santiago

6838 N. 58th Drive | The First National Bank of Glendale is the only unchanged commercial building left in downtown Glendale. It is also the city's only example of the Beaux-Arts style, a style
noted for its stone decorative features influenced by the classical architecture of ancient Greece.
Its facade features the earliest known use of Terra Cotta in the Salt River Valley. --6838 N. 58th Drive Tony Santiago

7158 N. 57th Ave. | The Julio Sancet House is a good example of a well detailed, modest Bungalow. It represents the type of development taking place in the mid 1920s in the Glendale townsite and contributes to the predominant Bungalow character of the district. It was the home of Julio Sancet, a local rancher, from 1919 through the 1930s. David Wallace/The Republic

7003 N. 58th Ave. | Robert W. Cole bought three lots downtown in 1919. He hired J. C. Howell, a local architect, to design the two-story building, and Robert Fultz was the builder. Construction started in June of 1919 and finished in September of that year, when Cole opened a general store. In the 1940s, the building housed a Sprouse-Reitz 5 & 10 Cent Store. A plaque denotes the building's landmark status within the city. Tony Santiago

5747 W. Glendale Ave. | Floyd Homes Sine, builder of the Sine Brothers Hardware Building on 58th Drive, built this distinctive two-story masonry structure in 1926. The Glendale Furniture Company was the ground floor business and the second floor was used as meeting space. Over the years, a variety of commercial businesses have occupied this building. A plaque outside the building indicates its landmark status with the city. Tony Santiago

7102 N. 58th Drive | According to the City of Glendale Historic Preservation Office, there has been a Methodist church on this corner since 1897. The congregation used the original wood-frame building until 1920. The church is the oldest church building in Glendale and is still in use today. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Tony Santiago

6818 N. 60th Ave. | Built in 1932 by George O. Dowdy, the rental cottage is an example of cobblestone construction, according to the Glendale Historical Society. Dowdy at one time owned more than 20 cottages, which he bought and built to be used as rentals. This cottage was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Tony Santiago

6216 W. Glendale Ave. | Glendale High is the oldest high school in Arizona that remains at its original location. The high school was built in 1911, and as the community grew, so did the need for a multi-purpose gathering place. The auditorium is a single-story Pueblo/Deco-style building. It had seating for 799 when it opened. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Mark Henle/The Republic

7141 N. 59th Ave. | Victor Messinger was Glendale's first town clerk and was instrumental in establishing Glendale's first public library. His home is an example of Queen Anne Victorian architecture. It's a wood-frame structure with a wood-shingled, high-pitched gable rood with cornice moulding. The entry porch has ornamental wood railing typifying the Queen Anne style. It's currently is use as a tea room Tony Santiago

7157 N. 58th Drive | Harry H. Madison was a local bakery owner who built this Craftsman Bungalow-style home in 1920. The home's unique features include an ornamental touch on the gable ventilator, typical of this period, and truncated posts on its front porch. Tony Santiago

7142 N. 58th Drive | This Craftsman Bungalow-style home of red brick features a wood shingled, gabled roof with clay tile at the ridge and exposed rafters at the eaves. The home is now a private business. Tony Santiago

7153 N. 58th Drive | This 1930s house features a simple Bungalow design, influenced by the popularity of the Spanish Eclectic style based on a California prototype. The builders started with a simple brick house but added clay tile roof and carved ends of the rafters. Philip Marshall was co-owner of the Marshall Brothers Barber Shop. Tony Santiago

7149 N. 58th Drive | Frank Carden operated a men's clothing store and also served as a justice of the peace. The home is described by city historians as a Ranch version of the Minimal Traditional style. The tongue and groove wood doors with small cast iron poles are original. Tony Santiago

59th to 61st avenues, between State and Myrtle avenues | Flora Statler, daughter of a prominent pioneer family, platted Floracroft with various deed restrictions including a requirement that homes cost at least $3,000. Early growth of the four-block neighborhood was slow due to the Great Depression, but it managed to become home to upper-end white-collar residents. City of Glendale

6305 to 6423 West Myrtle Avenue | Part of the Hadsell Addition, the Myrtle Avenue Historic District consists of four properties built between 1896 and 1935. The homes are set behind an irrigation ditch, which used to connect to the Arizona canals and support agricultural activities. Today, the small district is surrounded by modern-day industrial development and is neighbored by a trailer park. Nicole Gilbert/The Republic

7508-7714 N. 59th Ave. | Homes in this district were built between 1923 and 1955. They represent a range of styles from the Bungalow to Revival styles of the 1920s-1930s, to the Ranch styles of the 1940s-1950s. Lisa DeForest/David Wallace

7550 N. 59th Ave. | Local Dr. Robert Trueblood Sr. built this home in 1935. Historical documents list it as a Colonial Revival, Cape Cod-style home. This style of architecture is rare in Arizona. Lisa DeForest/The Republic

7714 N. 59th Ave. | Link Colvin was a road and excavation contractor. This Bungalow-style home was the first built on the property. Link's father was an important early contractor and stone mason in Glendale. The elder Colvin also built the Baptist church, known as the "Old Rock Church." Lisa DeForest/The Republic

7508 N. 59th Ave. | Pictured is the Jack Shawver House aka Keist Office Building. At the time Shawver built this home, it was considered the most expensive home ever built in Glendale, at a cost of $32,000. Matt Dorne, who also designed Barry Goldwater's Paradise Valley home, designed the house. City of Glendale

5020 W. Gardenia Ave. | The Glendale Gardens Historic District includes a subdivision of 32 ranch-style homes, which were constructed in 1957 and 1958. Located south of Orangewood Avenue and east of 51st Avenue, this district serves as a unique example of early tract housing development using brick as the exterior material. Lisa DeForest/The Republic

5847 W. Vista Ave | This home at 5847 W. Vista Ave. is a typical Ranch-style home in the third subdivision, Sands Estates 2, built in 1951. Most homes are concrete block in this subdivision, and are a more "fully developed" Ranch form, with carports, picture windows and horizontal massing. This home features red brick construction. City of Glendale

Catlin Court Historic District (Platted 1914): The Catlin Court Historic District represents one of the earliest planning initiatives in the city. The district was developed as a single-family residential neighborhood, starting in 1895. Catlin Court was the first historic district to be placed on the national register. Today, many businesses occupy the historic home in downtown Glendale. Cheryl Evans/The Republic

58th Avenue - Bethany Home Road | Sage Acres includes 13 four-plex apartment buildings that were constructed from 1960-61, and one six-plex building built in 1971. The district has maintained much of its integrity and looks as it did when it was built. Nicole Gilbert/The Republic